Durga Puja
Durga Puja,is an annual Hindu festival which reveres and pays homage to the Hindu goddess Durga and is also celebrated because of Durga's victory over Mahishasura. As per Hindu ures, the festival marks the victory of goddess Durga in her battle against the shape-shifting asura. The festival epitomizes the victory of good over evil, though it is also in part a harvest fest....
Durga Puja,is an annual Hindu festival which reveres and pays homage to the Hindu goddess Durga and is also celebrated because of Durga's victory over Mahishasura. As per Hindu ures, the festival marks the victory of goddess Durga in her battle against the shape-shifting asura. The festival epitomizes the victory of good over evil, though it is also in part a harvest festival celebrating the goddess as the motherly power behind all of life and creation. Durga puja is an old tradition of Hinduism. The Durga Puja, is a ten-day festival of which the last five are of the most significance. The Puja is performed in homes and public, the latter featuring a temporary stage and structural decorations (known as Pandals). It is particularly popular and traditionally celebrated in the Indian States of West Bengal, Tripura, Jharkhand, Odisha, Assam, Bihar and the country of Bangladesh.
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Activities
Worshipping Hindu deities, family and other social gatherings, shopping and gift-giving, feasting, Pandal visiting, and cultural events
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Organized By
Tripura Tourism Department & ICA Department
Director, Tourism
Swetmahal, Palace Compound Road, Agartala
03812317878
tripuratourism09[at]rediffmail[dot]com
How to reach
The nearest airport is Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport,
which is 10 KMs away.
The nearest convenient railway station is Agartala Railway Station,
which is 7 KMs away.
The nearest major city is Agartala,
which is 0KMs away.
